The plans carry the support of United States vice president Mike Pence. QueSST could make its maiden voyage in 2021 if all goes according to plan. Branson's Virgin Galactic is already working with Boom Technology Inc. on its supersonic jet, and Japan Airlines Co.in December took an option to buy as many as 20 of the aircraft from the Colorado startup. [Artigo completo...]

While many things happening in Antarctica , including calving or melting of the ice, is attributed to climate changes , calving of this particular iceberg likely occurred naturally, according to the scientists. "The calving of A-68 offers a new and unprecedented opportunity to establish an interdisciplinary scientific research programme in this climate-sensitive region". [Artigo completo...]

Francisco Jeronimo , the IDC research director that revealed the figure above, noted that shipments have actually doubled, but as The Verge's Vlad Savov points out it's still less than the iPhones sold in a week. That means, as a rough estimate, it would take less than a week of iPhone sales to eclipse Google's entire 2017 Pixel shipments. Google's cheapest phone is last year's Pixel 1, whic... [Artigo completo...]

You can also be sure that Nissan will be upping its tech game with the new Altima. The next-generation Nissan Altima sedan will be revealed at the NY motor show next month. So far, the automaker hasn't revealed any details on the next-gen Altima, but we expect it will employ Nissan's current design language inside and out, possibly including a floating roof and some variation of the V-Motion g... [Artigo completo...]

Gamers can also engage in ship-to-ship battles and even spend time in virtual pubs. How it'll fare once it actually arrives next month is anyone's guess, but in the meantime I'm enjoying the trickle of information every so often that helps us figure out what the final version will be like. [Artigo completo...]

First, Hot Wheels DLC arrived in Rocket League , allowing you to race around the arena and shoot goals as some of Mattel's most memorable vehicles. Purchasing the toy set will also come with codes that players can use to redeem in-game items, although this also means that you will need to own a copy of the game in order to truly take advantage of it. [Artigo completo...]

When it was first discovered, astronomers thought 1I/2017 U1 'Oumuamua (as it's now officially known) would turn out to be a comet . Others thought it looked like a typical fast-moving small asteroid . While it is hard to pinpoint the exact reason for this, it is thought that 'Oumuamua impacted with another asteroid before it was fiercely thrown out of its system. [Artigo completo...]

While styling has generally remained evolutionary, the new X4 arrives with different dimensions, growing by 3 inches (76.2 millimeters) in length, 2.1 inches (53.3 mm) in wheelbase, and 1.4 inches (35.6 mm) in width. While it was never available in the Indian market, the second-generation BMW X4 is expected to make its debut in the country later this year. Despite its unusual design, the first... [Artigo completo...]

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro were launched in India on Wednesday at an event in New Delhi. While the Redmi Note 5 is the same Redmi 5 Plus launched in China, the Redmi Note 5 Pro is a completely new device. Both the devices will be Flipkart-exclusive, although they're likely to be available for buying from Xiaomi's own online Mi.com/in store. The rear camera is dual-12 MP Sony... [Artigo completo...]

Users have flocked to various online platforms to rant about the latest Snapchat update and the biggest complaint is that it's far more disorganized now. The petition states that instead of making the app easier the update has made the app and many of its offered features more hard. "Many "new features" are useless or defeat the original purposes Snapchat has had for the past years". [Artigo completo...]

That standard, Hanna explained, supports an overlay for 4G LTE networks to get decent data rates into users' hands before networks are fully 5G-ready. But 5G won't be limited to mobile broadband and phones; Qualcomm wants its chips to be ubiquitous in industrial enterprises - private 5G networks are going to be big, and have the potential to replace wired ethernet setups in many business environ... [Artigo completo...]

He previously worked in "technology development" at Motorola Solutions, and initially served as HTC's Chief Financial Officer. The company is already having a bad time, yet another bad news for it arrives, where HTC's President of Smartphone and Connected Devices Business, Chialin Chang , has resigned . [Artigo completo...]

THQ Nordic, the Austria-based company now in possession of the Darksiders , Red Faction , and de Blob properties, has acquired Koch Media, the parent company of Dead Island , Saints Row , and Metro publisher Deep Silver. As a result of this deal, THQ Nordic now own all of Deep Silver's studios and games, as well as the exclusive rights to the Metro games, which 4A develop. [Artigo completo...]

Mercedes-Maybachs are aimed at clients who look at a Mercedes S-Class - a genuine candidate for Best Car In The World status - and shudder at the thought of being whooshed around in something so common. If you tell your driver to step on it, you'll hit 60 miles per hour time in 4.6 seconds, according to Mercedes. Vmax can be stretched to 240km/h with the AMG driver's package, if doing 220km/h in... [Artigo completo...]

There's also an automated Vacation Responder that is able to check the user's calendar and tell people that the user is now not at work. Google's internal incubator, Area 120 , is working hard to incorporate this functionality into chat apps such as Google Hangouts , WhatsApp , Facebook Messenger , Android Messages (for all carriers), Skype , Twitter DMs, and Slack . [Artigo completo...]

Today, we are proud to announce our first sports partnership with the NBA and Turner, ushering in the next generation of sports viewing and interactivity through the power of Magic Leap One and a newly created NBA App that will be available through the platform. [Artigo completo...]

Cook dismissed the possibility of a one-time payment known as a special dividend, saying he didn't think that form of distribution "really helps the company or shareholders". Apple boss Tim Cook has said that he hopes to see the elimination of cash within his lifetime. When you're a company the size of Apple and under the scrutiny that Apple is, keeping secrets is hard. [Artigo completo...]

Google says that just under half (42 percent) of the sites it judged as failing Better Ads Standards prior to the full rollout chose to address the issues and are now in the clear. On desktop, the ad blocking notification is said to look similar to Chrome's existing pop-up blocker. But money is important to both Google and the online companies that make money from advertising. [Artigo completo...]

The resulting image named Single Atom in an Ion Trap came first in the Equipment and Facilities category of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's national science photography competition. The laser causes the electrons orbiting the atom to be more energized, and these energized electrons would give off light. People can't normally see atoms with the naked eye. [Artigo completo...]